Chafer - On the Subject of Prayer

Dr. Lewis Sperry Chafer told a story on the subject of prayer. It seems that a certain minister was in the habit of giving profound prayers, oftentimes resorting to words beyond the comprehension of his simple flock. This went on week after week, to the dismay and frustration of the congregation. At last, a wee Scottish woman in the choir ventured to take the matter in hand. On a given Sunday, as the minister was waxing eloquent on one of his prayers, the little woman reached across the curtain separating the choir from the pulpit. Taking a firm grasp on the coat tail of the minister, she gave it a yank, and was heard to whisper, Jes’ call Him Father and ask ‘im for somethin.” (Richard Seume, Shoes for the Road).